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 229 Catalogues. Darwen Public Library. Catalogue of School Libraries. Lists of books in twenty school libraries containing from 50 to 150 volumes, and much the same books in each. Warrington Museum. Catalogue of the lending department of the Library. Supplement, second edition, 1894, pp. 93, advts., i6mo. Dictionary catalogue, printed across page. The library is kept well supplied with technical books. Dumbarton Free Public Library, Catalogue of the (lending and reference departments), compiled by the Librarian, 1894, PP- x., 143, advts. Dictionary catalogue, with class-list of fiction, printed across page. The London Library. Report and additions, May i, 1893 March 31, 1894, 8vo., pp. 83. The report chronicles satisfactory progress under the new librarian, Mr. Hagberg Wright. Changes in the method of registering delivery of books, and in other ways, has entailed extra labour on the staff, which has been augmented, with increased salaries to the assistants. The list of additions is a good one. Xfbrarp Bsaociation SEASON 1893-94. THE LAST MONTHLY MEETING of the season was held at 20, Han- over Square on Monday, June 11, 1894, at 8 p.m., Chancellor Christie in the chair. On the motion of Mr. MacAlister, seconded by Mr. Tedder, Mr. Andrew Carnegie was unanimously elected an honorary member of the Association in recognition of his munificent benefactions to public libraries both in the United States and in Great Britain. Mrs. Clarinda A. Webster, L.R.A.M., Principal^ the Aberdeen Music School, read a paper entitled " Music INT THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES." The paper was discussed by Messrs. Burgoyne, Humphrey, Foskett, Quinn, Courtney, Gilburt and Inkster, and Mrs. Webster replied. A vote of thanks to the author of the paper was carried, on the motion of Mr. Humphrey, seconded by Mr. Foskett. Corresponfcence* EXAMINATIONS FOR LIBRARY ASSISTANTS AND OTHERS. PUBLIC LIBRARY, LEYTON, E., June 2%th, 1894. DEAR SIR, I have before me a copy of the last examination papers, I understand that, as on previous occasions, the number of students who entered for the (preliminary) examination was exceedingly small. From the dissatisfaction which I have heard expressed I have good reasons to believe that the meagre number was due to a lack of confidence in